Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma

Description

An indolent, mature B-cell neoplasm composed of small, round B-lymphocytes. When the bone marrow and peripheral blood are involved, the term chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is used. The term small lymphocytic lymphoma is restricted to cases which do not show leukemic involvement of the bone marrow and peripheral blood.

Inclusions

• Small cell B-cell lymphoma

Exclusions from above levels

• 2E03 – Malignant neoplasm metastasis in bone or bone marrow
• http://id.who.int/icd/entity/501778925 – Malignant neoplasm metastasis in lymph nodes
• http://id.who.int/icd/entity/97145147 – Malignant neoplasm metastasis in thymus gland